With the departure of the last Fyench soldier from the Rhineland after twelve years of occupation, removes one of the factors which undoubtedly militated against the best interests of peace in Europe, The garrisoning of the territory mist have been just as much an inconvenience to France as it was a ollrce of invitation to Germany, and the latter are not entirely to be blamed for rejoicings, and the fetes of the proclamation reported Isewhete in this issue by the Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, The sanctions of victorious war are always irksome 0 those who have been unfortunate snbugh to lose, but that by n> moaria justifies the belief that they should never be imposed. Nevertheless: it 8 gratifying when the time comes their removal, for the further can get away from the Great War without unfortunate incident he nearer we approach the possibilities of a permanent' pene". The general situation in this respect the continent does not look to0 sappy at present, but the removal the French garrison in the Rhit and must act not only as a veryly definite move towards tranquility, jat_an incentive to the German copies, who have met their post rar liabilities extremely well, to york harder for that prosperity or themselves which must react for he good of Europe as a whole, Mhe promise made by the President ud the Cabinet in their proclama-jon to the people of the Saar istrict is but natural in the circumstances, tHough under the reaty of ' Versailles the ultimate ate is to be decide: a plebiscite yt result ina ther land,
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